Mexican Texas: A New Era

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What is so significant about September 16th or Dies y Seis de Septiembre?

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It is the birth of Mexican independence from Spain- when Father Hidalgo rang the church bells and he said, "Death to bad government!"

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What were some of the viceroy's duties?

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to collect taxes from the Mexicans to pay for the wars it fought with other European powers and to take most of the food the rebels farmed.

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What impact did Mexico's War for Independence have on Texas?

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Lives were lost, homes were destroyed, and cattle & crops were reduced.

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What would motivate someone like Martín de León or Lorenzo de Zavala to become empresarios?

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They could help to settle land and keep the law in exchange for money and land from the government.

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What are some ways that the Spanish explorers impacted the economic growth and development of Texas?

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They brought cattle, horses, sheep, and goats to Texas as well as the tradition of ranching.

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The Spanish government jailed Lorenzo de Zavala ...

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Because he spoke out against the Spanish government

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This person rules a country as the representative of his king and is empowered to act in the king's name

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Viceroy

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This person was a land agent who brought settlers, divided up the land, and kept the law.

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Empresario

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This is the overthrow of one government and its replacement with another

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Revolution

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This is where settled land ended and American Indian land began

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